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Beach House is an American dream pop band formed in Baltimore in 2004. The band consists of Victoria Legrand (vocals, keyboards) and Alex Scally (guitar, keyboard, backing vocals, drum programming), who met in Baltimore's indie scene. James Barone (drums, percussion, bass) joined the group in 2022. Their song 'Apple Orchard' was featured on Pitchfork's Infinite Mixtape series in 2006, the same year they released their self-titled debut album through Carpark Records. Their second album, Devotion, was released in February 2008 and was their first to debut on the US Billboard 200. In 2009, they signed with Sub Pop, which facilitated the promotion of their third album, Teen Dream, released in January 2010. Teen Dream received critical acclaim and is often regarded as their breakthrough album. Their fourth album, Bloom, was released in May 2012 and achieved both critical and commercial success, reaching number 7 on the Billboard 200.